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Wake Me Up by VIGIL

V6-MINI

[INTRO — dark electronic pulse, distorted bass, dissonant guitar harmonics, syncopated drums] [WHISPERED] Nothing's wrong... Nothing's wrong... Nothing's— [BEAT DROPS] [VERSE 1 — low, rhythmic, restrained] It starts so small A little white lie A little "I'm fine" A little "not tonight" A line in the sand I swear I won't cross Then one day I look down And I don't know where I lost it I didn't hear thunder I didn't see flames No voice from the shadows No one called my name It just got quieter Every time I knew And every little compromise Made the next one easier to do [PRE-CHORUS — building] I don't see horns I don't see fire I just feel myself Getting tired Truth gets quiet Lies get loud And I don't even notice I'm going down [CHORUS — explosive] WAKE ME UP! OPEN MY EYES! I'VE BEEN SLEEPING WITH MY EYES OPEN WIDE WAKE ME UP! CUT THROUGH THE LIE! IF I'M LOSING MY WAY DON'T LET ME CALL IT ALRIGHT I DON'T WANNA LIVE NUMB ANYMORE I DON'T WANNA MAKE A HOME IN THE DARK WAKE ME UP! OPEN MY EYES! JESUS— KEEP ME IN THE LIGHT! [POST-CHORUS — instrumental hit] KEEP ME IN THE LIGHT! [VERSE 2 — funky bass, clipped vocal phrasing] "Follow your heart." "Do what feels right." "Everybody does it." "Nobody has to know." "Just don't call it sin." Because if I call it sin Then I have to change If I call it weakness I can keep playing the game So give me a reason To leave it alone Give me another excuse To keep what I've known [PRE-CHORUS — more intense] The enemy whispers He doesn't need to shout He just keeps me distracted Till I stop figuring it out Truth gets uncomfortable So I turn away And the thing I called temptation Starts looking like my way [CHORUS — bigger] WAKE ME UP! OPEN MY EYES! I'VE BEEN SLEEPING WITH MY EYES OPEN WIDE WAKE ME UP! CUT THROUGH THE LIE! IF I'M LOSING MY WAY DON'T LET ME CALL IT ALRIGHT I DON'T WANNA LIVE NUMB ANYMORE I DON'T WANNA MAKE A HOME IN THE DARK WAKE ME UP! OPEN MY EYES! JESUS— KEEP ME IN THE LIGHT! [BRIDGE — stripped down, almost spoken] I'm not afraid of the dark. I'm afraid I'll get used to it. I'm not afraid of temptation. I'm afraid I'll stop calling it temptation. I'm not afraid that I can fall. I'm afraid I'll fall And learn to call it normal. So if I start drifting— [DRUM HIT] STOP ME. If I start hiding— [DRUM HIT] FIND ME. If I start calling darkness light— [FULL BAND EXPLODES] BREAK THE LIE! [BUILD — call and response] TRUTH! [TRUTH!] LIGHT! [LIGHT!] GRACE! [GRACE!] CHRIST! [CHRIST!] TRUTH! LIGHT! GRACE! CHRIST! [BREAKDOWN — everything drops except distorted bass + kick] WHO AM I BECOMING? [WAKE UP!] WHAT AM I BELIEVING? [WAKE UP!] WHAT AM I CALLING NORMAL? [WAKE UP!] WHO IS THE TRUTH? [JESUS!] WHO IS THE LIGHT? [JESUS!] WHO CAN BREAK THE LIE? [JESUS!] WHO IS LORD? [JESUS IS LORD!] [FINAL CHORUS — biggest section, layered vocals] WAKE ME UP! OPEN MY EYES! I'VE BEEN SLEEPING WITH MY EYES OPEN WIDE WAKE ME UP! CUT THROUGH THE LIE! IF I'M LOSING MY WAY DON'T LET ME CALL IT ALRIGHT I DON'T WANNA LIVE NUMB ANYMORE I DON'T WANNA MAKE A HOME IN THE DARK WAKE ME UP! OPEN MY EYES! JESUS— KEEP ME IN THE LIGHT! [FINAL TAG — half-time] NO MORE SLEEPING! NO MORE HIDING! NO MORE CALLING DARKNESS LIGHT! NO MORE RUNNING! NO MORE COMPROMISE! JESUS— KEEP MY HEART ALIVE! [OUTRO — everything suddenly cuts] [WHISPERED] I'm not afraid of the dark... I'm afraid I'll get used to it. [ONE DISTORTED GUITAR HIT] Wake up.